CARACAS -- Venezuela on Saturday accused a U.S. Navy destroyer of illegally intercepting a Venezuelan fishing vessel carrying out normal fishing operations in the Venezuelan exclusive economic zone on Friday.
The Venezuelan government said the fishing vessel Carmen Rosa, crewed by nine fishermen, was approached Friday about 48 nautical miles northeast of La Blanquilla island by the USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) destroyer. (Venezuela-US-Warship)
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MADRID -- At least 21 people were injured after an explosion caused a partial building collapse in Madrid, capital of Spain, on Saturday afternoon, local authorities said.
The blast occurred at around 15:00 p.m. in a bar in southern Madrid, according to local television network TeleMadrid. Emergency services said that three of the injured were in serious condition. (Spain-Madrid-Explosion)
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QUITO -- Gunmen disguised as soldiers opened fire inside a pool hall on late Friday in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas in northwestern Ecuador, killing at least seven and wounding three others, local media reported Saturday.
The attackers arrived in a vehicle around 10:30 p.m. local time and shot indiscriminately at the customers in the pool hall located in the Nuevo Amanecer neighborhood, according to local news outlet Primicias. (Ecuador-Shooting)
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DOHA -- Qatar announced on Saturday that it will host an emergency Arab-Islamic summit on September 15 to discuss the recent Israeli attack on Doha.
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari told Qatar News Agency that foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries will convene on Sunday to prepare a draft statement for the leaders' meeting. (Qatar-Meeting-Attack) Enditem
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